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sYiday, May 26,1944.
Marines Observe
Edenton Day At
> Ball Park Sunday
Affair Planned In Ap
preciation For Use of
Local Diamond
Sunday afternoon will be observed
as “Edenton Day” by the Edenton
Marines at the local baseball park,
the affair being arranged in appre
ciation for the town turning over the
baseball diamond for use by the
Leathernecks. An interesting pro
gram has been arranged prior to the
game, which is scheduled to begin at
3 o’clock between the Marines and
the strong Harvey Point outfit. Sev
eral features have been planned,
such as base running, throwing a
ball the fartherest distance and a
few other stunts,
Mayor Leroy Haskett will throw
the first ball and the various com
manding officers at the Air Station
have also been.asked to take part in
the ceremony.
Fans are assured a first class game
of baseball, too, for the Leathernecks
will face the Harvey Point aggrega
tion, one of the strongest service
teams in this section of the State.
The outfit has won 13 straight games
and are tied with the local team for
first place in the Service League.
The visitors will have in their
lineup Andy Pilney, former Notre
Dame All-American football star;
Flannagan, a minor league pitching
star, as well as other fast players.
Coach Harry Gaines will send
either Milakowski, Stevenson or
Leidlaw in the box to start the game
and Lonergon will be on the receiv
ing end. There is no charge made to
see these games so that it is hoped
a large crowd -will be on hand for the
occasion.
Wednesday afternoon the Marines
played Consolidated Aircraft of
Elizabeth City and on Saturday af
ternoon they are scheduled to meet
Colerain, the latter game to be played
•i the diamond at the base.
* WhiteManKiiled
In Auto Accident
Willie G. White Loses
Life When Car Turns
Over on Highway
Willie G. White, 20-year-old Bertie
County white man, was instantly
killed in an automobile accident late
Thursday night at the curve leading
to the Chowan River bridge on the
Windsor highway. The accident oc
curred when James Hubert Willi
ford, who was driving, lost control of
the car and turned over three times
as it left the highway. Williford j
sustained a fractured right leg in the]
accident. White was scheduled to*
leave to join the Navy May 24, only j
a few days after his sudden death, j
Funeral services were held for the
victim Saturday afternoon at the
Ross Baptist Church with the pastor,
the Rev. E. R. Stewart, officiating.
Young White is survived by his moth
er, Mrs. Orrie White of the Todd’s
Cross section of Bertie, and a sister,
Mrs. Fannie Lucks, of Norfolk. <
Nine Ladies Awarded
First Aid Certificates
Certificates have been awarded to
nine local ladies who recently com
pleted the Red Cross first aid class,
which was taught by Mrs. James E.
Wood. The classes consumed a 20-
hour course, during which each mem
ber became very proficient in first
aid activities.
The certificates went to the fol
lowing: Mrs. Beatrice Bishop, Mrs.
Juanita Christopher, Mrs. Carol
Doyle, Mrs. Bunny Fitzgerald, Mrs.
B. W. Jackson, Mrs. W. R. Lasser,
Mrs. J. T. Martin, Mrs. Carl Porter
and Mrs. L. W. Reigel.
Bank Edenton Closed
On Memorial Day
In observance of national Me
morial Day next Tuesday, May 30,
The Bank of Edenton will be closed
all day. Patrons having important
business to transact are advised to
act accordingly.
O PREACHING SERVICE IN
* METHODIST CHURCH SUNDAY
Because of the baccalaureate ser
mon in the Edenton school Sunday
night, no preaching services will be
held in the Methodist Church.
Church School will be held at 9:45
a. m., with a World Service program.
The Youth Fellowship meeting will
be held at 7 p. m.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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Poppy Day Will
Be Observed In
Edenton Saturday
Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt In
Charge of Campaign
For Auxiliary
Pop®, Day will be observed in
Edenton Saturday, May 27, the affair
this year being in charge of Mrs, J.
L. Chestnutt, president of the Auxil
iary of Ed Bond Post.
“Every penny from poppies sold
on the streets is contributed to the
welfare and rehabilitation work of
the American Legion and Auxiliary,”
stated Mrs. Chestnutt, “and because
this work is being done by volun
teers, the money goes a long way.”
“I wish everyone could see what
help this money brings to the dis
abled and their families,’’ said Mrs.
Chestnutt. “Children left fatherless
by two world wars are the special
concern of the Legion and Auxiliary.
Their needs are often great, especial
ly their human needs. We try to
give them comfort both for the body
and the mind. .
“We hope that this year more and
more people will buy the poppies and
show their interest in and their sym
pathy for the men who have fought
for them and are now struggling to
get back to the point where they can
again become self supporting.”
Typhoid Clinics Will
Be Held During June
Convenient Schedule Is
Arranged By Health
Department
Typhoid clinics will be held again
this year in Chowan County, with a
schedule arranged which will make it
convenient for peyple throughout the
county to take advantage of this pre
ventive treatment.
Dr. J. M. Jackson, district health
officer, is advocating one treatment
each year for everyone who took
three treatments last year and espe
cially urges those who did not take
the three treatments last year to do
so during this year’s clinics!
The schedule for clinics as arrang- j
ed follows:
Monday, June 5, 12 and 19
Advance school, 9-10 a. m.; Rocky
Hock Church, 10-1 i a. m.; Sign Pine,
Perry’s store, 11:30-12:30 p. in.; Ry
land school building, 1:30-2:30 p. m.; !
Center Hill white school building, i
2:30-3:30 p. m.
I
Tuesday. June 6. 13 and 20
Cross Roads Club House, 3-4 p. m.J
Thursday. June 8, 15 and 22
Triangle school, 10-11 a. m'; Ca
naan’s Temple school, 11:30 a. m. -|
12:30 p. m.; St. John’s Church, 1:30-1
i 2:30 p. nv.; Green Hall school, 3-4 j
I p. m.
Friday, June 9, 10 and 23 and
Saturday. June 10, 17 and 24
! Edenton Health Department, 10-12
la. m.
Auction BlockTo
Open On May 31
Farm Produce Will Be
Sold at Valhalla By
Francis Hicks
Announcement is made of the
opening of the auction blodk at Val
halla by the Chowan Mutual Pro
duce Exchange on Wednesday, May
31.
Farm produce of various kinds will
be sold during Ihe summer, the sales
to again be conducted by Francis
Hicks, well known and experienced
auctioneer.
Opening of the auction block was
announced by E. L. Pearce, secretary
and treasurer of the Exchange. W.
A. Harrell is president of the or
ganization.
Gregg Cherry Speaks
On Radio Tonight
Supporters of Gregg Cherry, one
of the gubernatorial candidates, are
calling attention to a radio broadcast
to be made by Mr. Cherry tonight
(Thursday) over the broadcasting
stations at Raleigh, Greensboro,
Durham and Winston-Salem.
The scheduje of Cherry’s address
will be as follows: WBIG, Greens
boro, 7:30 to 8 p. m.; WQNC, Dur
ham, 8:30 to 9 p. m.; WPTF, Ra
leigh, 10:30 to 11 p. m.; WSJS, Win
ston-Salem, 10:30 to 11 p. m.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 25, 1944.
School Bonds Buy Plane
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As the result of a war loan drive conducted in the Edenton
school, a $15,000 Cornell Trainer Plane, as pictured above, has been
purchased to help train pilots for combat duty. During the drive
sale of bonds amounted to $17,400. The drive was sponsored by
the Student Council under the leadership of Ruth Byrum, president.
MissCl arkßesigns
As Assistant Chief
Air Raid Observer
Mrs. C. T. Doughtie Is
Appointed as Suc
cessor
Due to leaving Edenton very
shortly, Miss Lucille Clark has re
signed as assistant chief air raid ob
server in Edenton, a position she has
held with credit for over a year.
When interest in standing watch at
the local observation post was at a
low ebb, Miss Clark accepted the po
sition as assistant chief and in a
Short time she mustered together a
complement of observers, but about]
that time an order from the War De- !
partment curtailed the Watch to only i
a few hours each Wednesday.
In giving up the position Miss
Clark desire's to express her appre- j
ciation and thanks to all who. co-j
operated in maintaining the watches |
at the local post, saying it was a!
pleasant and enjoyable work.
Mrs. C. T. Doughtie has been ap- ]
pointed as Miss Clark’s successor as j
assistant chief, and anyone having.
| any questions relative to the watches
is asked to contact Mrs. Doughtie.
Lot Owners Urged
! Have Weeds Cut
Town Employes Will Cut
Lots and Charge
To Taxes
With grass and weeds now grow
ing rapidly, many vacant lots in
Edenton are now taking on a very
unattractive appearance. Owners of
these lots are urged to have weeds
cut as soon as possible. As in for
mer years, vacant lots will be cut by
members of the Street Department
and the cost added to taxes. This
work will be begun as soon as pos
sible.
Not only are some of these lots an
eyesore, but in many cases they pro
vide ideal breeding places for mosqui
toes. The Street Department already
has more work to do than can be
done, so that it is hoped more owners
than in former years will have weeds
cut in order to prevent extra work
for an already overburdened street
crew.
Orthopedic Clinic
Tuesday, May 30
The next meeting of the Albe
marle Orthopedic Clinic, sponsored
by the American Legion, will be held
at the American Legion hut in Eliz
abeth City Tuesday, May 30, from
9 to 12 for the correction of cripples.
Any in need of this kind of atten
tion are urged to be present by Mrs.
Roland Garrett, secretary.
13 Chowan White
Boys Sent To Army
Thirteen more Chowan County
boys left Saturday for Fort Bragg to
enter active duty in the United States
Army.
The group included the following:
Lionel P. Moore, James H. Basnight,
Stanley E. Spruill, Shelton B. Roger
son, George P. Holland. Alfred W.
Wright, James F. Hassell, James E.
Cozzens, David L. Smith, Curtis A.
Twiddy, George H. Spruill, Jr., Luth
er C. Parks and Elbert L. Williams.
Post War Planning
Committee Holds
Its First Meeting
Five More Added to
Group Making 18
Members
Meeting with George C. Franklin,
attorney-consultant to the North Car
olina League of Municipalities, Cho
wan County’s Post War Planning and
Recreation Committee, Wednesday
night of last week, heard various
phases of post-war planning out
lined. The meeting was the first held
by the Chowan County group, and
during*’ the meeting, it was decided
]to appoint various committees to
! work out details of a program,
j Six more members have been ad
j dvd to the committee, there being
jly. X. Elliott, B. W. Evans, Mrs. W.
jW. By rum, T. C. By rum arid J. E.
J Wood. Other members are E. W.
j Spires. Richard Elliott, John A.
; Holmes, W. W. Byrum. L. S. Byrum,
G. 11. Potter, D. M. Warren, J. Cla
rence Leary, Mrs. .1. W. Davis, J. A.
Moore, J. Edwin Bufflap, Joe Con
) ger and Mrs. Margaret Dail.
Lieut. Henry Chace
Leaves Air Station
First Chaplain of Local
Base Assigned to
Seaplane Tender
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| Lieut. Henry E. Chace, first chap
lain at the U. S. Marine Corps Air
Station, has been detached and has
been given an assignment on a new
seaplane tender. Chaplain Chace ar
rived in Edenton May 21, 1943, when
there were approximately 120 per
sonnel stationed at the base, the first
divine service being held June 13.
He was the first editor of The Cho
wan Leatherneck and by request he
named the streets at the air station
in terms of Marine aviation battles
and heroes.
Chaplain Chace worked closely!
with the USO and Red Cross and as
station welfare officer successfully
conducted campaigns for the Red
Cross. Navy Relief and infantile
paralysis.
During his sojourn in Edenton he
made many friends and for most of
the time he was a member of the
Edenton Rotary Club, all the mem
bers of which regret to see him
leave.
Series Cottage Prayer
Meetings Next Week
Circles of the Woman’s Missionary-
Society of the Baptist Church will
hold cottage prayer meetings at the
following places next week beginning
at 4 o’clock:
Tuesday, May 30—Mrs. Ernest
Ward, Mrs. E. J. Griffin, Mrs. Robert
L. Bunch and at the church.
Wednesday, May 31—Mrs. O. B.
Perry, Mrs. L. H. Haskett, Mrs. Jesse
Wiggins and at the church.
Thursday, June I —Mrs. John El
liott, Sr., Mrs. T. C. Byrum, Mrs.
John Skiles and at the church.
Friday, June 2—At the church,
with the pastor, the Rev. E. L. Wells,
conducting the meeting.
The first of the series of meetings
will be held tonight (Thursday) at
7:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs.
Scott Privott.
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend these neighborhood prayer
meetings.
4-H Club Members
Selected Winners
In Health Contest
Two Highest In Each
Club Will Compete For
County Honors
May meetings of the eight 4-H
clubs of Chowan County were de
voted to health examinations. The
two highest scoring boys and the
two highest scoring girls were se
lected in each club, who will compete
for the County King and Queen of
Health.
The following boys and girls were
selected as club winners:
Chowan Fourth Grade Club—First*
Beatrice W. Evans and William Carl
Bunch; second, Audrey Ann Jordan
and J. C. Forehand; third, Margaret
Winslow.
Chowan Fifth Grade Club—-First
Rachel L. Cale and Malcolm Cope-,
land; second, Rita B. Hollowell and’
Resser Bunch, Jr.; third, Jean Smith.
Chowan Sixth Grade Club —First,
Catherine Forehand and Horace Roun
tree; second, Madge Copeland and
Herbert Kaye Lane; third, Dorothy
A. Asbell.
Chowan Seventh Grade Club—
First, Marguerite Nixon and George
Byrum, Jr.; second, Lessie Mae Dav
idson and Mack Forehand.
Chowan Senior Club—First, Anne
i Rogerson and Thomas Leary; second,
Sybil Chappell and Joseph Privott;
third, Marie Casper.
Edenton Junior Club—First, Jane
Gray and Jasper Gray; second, Ann
Patterson and Richard Hoskins;
third, Flora Mae Hare and Edsel
. Waff; fourth, Audrey Lee Jones.,
I Edenton Senior Club—First, Nora
, White and Robert Spruill; second,
. Hilda Perry and Guy Russell Byrum;
. third, Francis Chesson.
I Rocky Hock Club—First, Christine
I Harrell and Billy G. Leary; second,
1 Pearl Halsey and Jack Lear;.- and
j Wilbur Harrell.
Hoey Speaker At
Rotary Meeting
Speaker Stresses Two
Important Problems
After War
Clyde R. Hoey, one of the candi- J
I dates for United States Senator,
spoke at the Rotary meeting last
Thursday, when he proved that he j
' has lost none of his gift of oratory. 1
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Mr. Hoey paid respect to Americans
tin all branches of the service figlvt-]
ing gallantly on all the fighting]
fronts, and scorned those who criti
cize our allies in the present con-]
flict. “Were it not for the gallant,
fighting of our Allies,” he said,;
“America would most likely today be
■ faced with the problem of fighting]
Japan on the west coast and Cer- I
many on the east coast.”
The speaker emphasized two ma- j
jor problems which must be faced j
due to the war, one the economic
problem and the other a spiritual
problem.
“Our boys must not be neglected
when they return,” he said. “They
will want jobs and will want to be a
part of the community, so that they
must have something to do when they
| come home. This means that all
I kinds of business must expand in an
effort to prevent another disastrous
depression.
“The spiritual problem is tran
scendently the most important
thing,” he said, “and must be viewed
practically and theoretically.”
Mr. Hoey pointed out that the Su
preme Court settles controversies
between States and he could not see
why a similar international court
could not settle arguments between
nations and thus prevent wars. “We
owe something to every boy and girl
in service,” he said. “We dare not
break faith with all who have died,
and we must keep faith with the
coming generations.”
In closing, the speaker said civic
clubs can have an exerting influence
and should undertake a leading role
in bringing about -world peace.
Mr. Hoey was secured as the
speaker by David Holton, program
chairman, and was introduced by
former Mayor J. H. McMullan.
Billy Shepard Will
Graduate June 7th
At Naval Academy
Billy Shepard, son of Mr. and Mrs.
; W. B. Shepard, is one of 915*mid
. shipmen to be graduated at the U. S.
Naval Academy at Annapolis on
■ June 7. Young Shepard is one of 14
■ North Carolinians to graduate in the
class.
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$1.50 Per Year
Interest Increases
In Election Slated
For Next Saturday
Gubernatorial Race Is
Claiming Lion’s Share
Os Attention
Entering upon the home stretch,
interest in the primary election next
Saturday has reached fever heat,
especially in the gubernatorial race,
with supporters of Gregg Cherry and
Dr. Ralph McDonald sparring for ad
vantage in rounding up votes, and
each group expressing confidence
that their candidate will be victorious.
This particular race has greatly
stimulated interest in the election, so
that despite the fact that there are
no local contests, a good vote is ex
pected.
There are three in the race for
Governor, the candidates being Gregg
Cherry, Dr. Ralph McDonald and
Olla Ray Boyd.
There are five candidates for
United States Senator, these being
former Governor Clyde R. Hoey,
Cameron Morrison, Marvin Lee
Ritch, Giles Yeoman Newton and
Arthur Simmons.
Another contest claiming a con
siderable amount of interest locally
is the race for Lieutenant Governor
in which one of the candidates is W.
I. Halstead of the Albemarle sec
tion. His opponents are L. Y. Bal
lentine and Jamie T. Lyda.
For Secretary of State Thad Eure
has W. N. Crawford as his opponent.
There are also two candidates for
State Auditor, George Ross Pou be
ing opposed by Fred S. Hunter.
Charles M. Johnson is again a can
didate for State Treasurer, but has
as an opponent L. J. Phipps.
The nearest local contest is the
race to elect two State Senators
from the First District, in which
there are four aspirants. The can
| didates are .Charles H. Jenkins, W. C.
! (Billy) Culpepper, J. Bart Fearing
1 and Jerry Hughes. Culpepper and
Hughes live in Elizabeth City, Fear
j ing’s home is in Windsor, while Jen
! kills is from Aulander, though he is
I in Edenton much of his time because
lof his business interests. He is the
j only candidate to announce a pro
j gram in connection with his candi
i dacy.
Polls will be open to vote from
j 6 :3(1 in the morning until 6:30 in the
! evening, and an effort will be made
jto get out as Large a vote as pos
| sible.
John Granby Dies
Following Accident
At Lumber Concern
Victim Caught In Plan
ing Machine Rollers
While at Work
John Granby* colored, about 28
years of age, met with an accident at
Brown Lumber Company Friday
morning which proved fatal a short
time later. Granby, while at work,
became entangled in the rollers of a
planing machine. His right arm was
terribly mangled and he was rushed
to the Albemarle Hospital in Eliza
beth City, where he died about 11
o’clock while on the operating table.
26 White Men Leave
For Army Examination
Twenty-six Chowan County white
boys were sent to Fort Bragg Wed
nesday of last week for their pre
induction examinations.
The group included Hiller Fahey
Byrum, Numey S. Bass, William W.
Altman, Richard E. Jackson, Elton
Bunch, Jesse G. Forehand, Oscar M.
Berryman, Miles E. Haste, Alvin T.
Byrum, John B. Byrum, Lester R.
Lane, Watson E. White, John G.
Layton, Vernon M. Sitterson, Willie
L. Brabble, Lester P. Bass, Leonce
Q. Spruill, Roland G. Evans, Forrest
A. Jordan, Mack E. Lassiter, Andrew
Goodwin, John A. Hobbs, Earl L.
Monds, William D. Mitchell, Dallas
G. Evans and James W. Copeland.
Missionary To China
At St. Paul’s Sunday
Miss Venetia Cox, missionary to
China from the diocese of East Caro
lina, will speak in St. Paul’s Church
at the 11 o’clock service on Sunday.
Miss Cox has been making a series
of talks at various churches in the
i diocese which have proved to be very
: interesting.
The public is cordially invited to
this service.